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John D Locatelli

Gary Mark Gunderson

An expanding file box includes a flat bottom panel and a pair of hollow side walls extending upwardly from each side of the bottom panel. The side walls have front and rear entrance openings leading into the interior thereof. The file box also includes flat front and rear panels connected to the front and rear edges, respectively, of the bottom panel to each pivot between a closed substantially vertical position and an open, outwardly tilted position. With the front and rear panels in open position, files or cards located within the box can be tilted relative to each other so that substantially the entire front face of the file is visible. The front panel includes a front sliding panel extending rearwardly from each side edge portion of the front panel to slidably extend into the hollow interior of a corresponding side wall to pivot with the front panel to form an extension of the side walls when the front panel is tilted in open position. Likewise, the rear panel includes rear sliding panels extending forwardly from each side edge of the rear panel to slidably extend into the hollow interior of a corresponding side wall to pivot with the rear panel to form a rear extension of the side walls when the rear panel is tilted rearwardly in open position.

File box

A card file box having front and rear panels pivotally mounted to open outwardly for increased capacity and ready accessibility to the cards contained therein. A bottom member has a trapezoidal shaped cross-section which provides a pair of angularly disposed edges adjacent the front and rear panels. A pair of coaxial pins are situated near the lower corners of each front and rear edge of a pair of end panels adjacent the bottom member and pivotally cooperate with mating openings in the lower edges of the front and rear panels. Outward travel of the front and rear panels is limited by contact between the lower portion of the inward surface of the front and rear panels and the angular edge of the bottom member. In the closed position the integrity of the box is maintained by a pair of upwardly facing projections on the top edges of the front and rear panels engaging mating openings on the lower surface of the top panel. The top panel is lifted vertically to free both the front and rear panels for outward pivotal movement thereby increasing the angular displacement between adjacent file cards.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

John D Locatelli